Pavlo Bashynskyi
76% of Ukrainians will not celebrate Valentine's Day. At the same time, most people have never celebrated it, and a quarter thinks it's inappropriate to celebrate in wartime. This conclusion was reached in a survey conducted by Rakuten Viber.
U. S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will participate virtually in a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on February 14 after undergoing a medical procedure.
Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko met with EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson to discuss further integration of Ukraine's energy markets into the EU and increase of electricity exports from Ukraine, as well as the EU's allocation of EUR 10 million to support thermal generation in Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the year, the enemy has attacked DTEK's power plants 40 times, damaging critical equipment at three thermal power plants and reducing the reliability of electricity supply in the Dnipro region.
The intensity of hostilities in the Tauride sector is increasing: according to Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, 645 Russian occupants were killed yesterday, the highest number since the beginning of the year.
Border guards detained two groups trying to illegally enter Slovakia near the Ukrainian-Slovak border: one group was found 300 meters from the border, and the other half a kilometer away, intending to enter Germany without documents.
Ukraine and the Czech Republic discussed expanding cooperation in energy projects such as distributed generation, renewable energy facilities, and smart grids.
The former acting head of a municipal enterprise in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district will stand trial for causing damage worth more than UAH 766 thousand during the reconstruction of a gymnasium.
The Russians plan to involve conscripts in combat operations in Ukraine by entrusting the FSB with the selection of recruits and introducing financial incentives for performing dangerous tasks, the National Resistance Center reports.
The head of the Mykolaiv regional military administration said that despite the intensification of shelling, people continue to return to Mykolaiv and the region. The dynamics of returning residents remains positive.
In the Mykolaiv region of Ukraine, 31% of the facilities damaged or destroyed by Russian shelling have been restored, including 244 apartment buildings, 648 residential buildings, 71 schools and 35 kindergartens.
Ukrainian intelligence official Andriy Yusov said that Russia receives Starlink satellite communications systems through third countries, and Ukraine is working to neutralize this threat to its armed forces.
The first Ukrainian Army Recruitment Center was opened in Lviv as a pilot project for transparent and efficient recruitment of military personnel.
Border guards detained a man who tried to take four girls abroad to provide sex services in Italy.
The Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian informant in Kirovohrad region who set up an observation post in his garage to monitor the movement of Ukrainian military echelons to the front line.
The Ivory Coast national team defeated Nigeria 2-1 to win its third title at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Russia is training Russian UAV operators at an airfield in Syria to use Iranian-made drones in the war against Ukraine.
The moscow city property department terminated the lease agreement with the Ukrainian Embassy two years after the Ukrainian Embassy ceased operations in russia.
Two high-ranking German generals visited Ukraine on February 8, where they met with Valeriy Zaluzhny, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who was dismissed the same day.
The occupation authorities in Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region, took pension archives to occupied Henichesk for alleged digitization. The archive contained more than 20 thousand pension files.
russian occupiers have started using Starlink terminals purchased through third countries, although SpaceX says it is investigating suspicions of unauthorized use.
Ukrainian guerrillas scouted the location of ammunition and fuel and lubricants depots at the Novofedorivka military airfield in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi congratulated Major General Anatoliy Bargylevych on his appointment as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, expressing confidence that his knowledge and experience will be important for victory.
Ukraine's military intelligence chief criticized the decision of the International Court of Justice that Russia was not responsible for terrorism in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine in 2014.
The Ministry of Defense will allow military units to keep accounting registers and property registers only in electronic form to reduce bureaucracy and strengthen cybersecurity.
According to Prime Minister Shmyhal, the Cabinet of Ministers discussed the allocation of more than UAH 40 billion from the state budget in 2024 to stimulate Ukraine's economy and help entrepreneurs through grant programs, loans and industrial parks.
In 24 combat engagements in the Kupyansk sector, Ukrainian troops killed 293 Russian servicemen and destroyed 37 pieces of equipment and weapons.
Romanian forces were alerted and flew planes in response to Russian drone attacks near the Ukrainian border, but airspace was not violated.
The Cabinet of Ministers dismissed Oleksandr Pavliuk from the post of First Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine due to his transfer to another job.
Work to resolve this issue is ongoing. All necessary forces and means have been deployed. Gas supply is expected to be restored within the next day